After several hours of talking it over, Twilight sat and rubbed her forehead. "Ok… to recap. We're going with the mate idea." She sighed. "And we have a few females that are good candidates to be his mate."

"At least ones that are from the dragon clan." Ocellus pointed out. "There's no rule that says only a mare of the dragon clan can be his mate."

Twilight facehoofed. "Right. Then let's figure out the first problem. THEN we can talk about who all is going to be his mate." Taking a deep breath she looked over the girls. "Any dragon clan members with doubts please move to my left. Those who are willing. Please move to my right."

After a few moments, Smolder, Rainbow, Silverstream, Gilda and Sweetie went to sit at Twilight's right. Strongheart sat still looking back and forth biting her lip before joining the others to the right, As the others sat at her left.

"That… is a bit expected. At least for a few of you." Twilight commented, giving Pinkie a surprised look. Clearing her throat, she turned to the willing females. "Now let's see about figuring out who will be his mate." Twilight levitated over several scrolls. "Laws of a mate." Twilight explained. Almost instantly several eyes rolled. "Anyway…"

"As a mate, the female would be expected to bear at least one offspring. While most of her normal activities would be permitted, she will be restricted to the village of her mate." Silverstream hung her head and moved to the other group. "As a mate, the female would be an extension of her partner. To which her actions must reflect his wishes." Gilda huffed and crossed the room. "The mate needs the strength to withstand the process of childbirth." Sweetie huffed and sat still in determination. "And be willing to do anything her mate wishes."

"Kinda sounds like a one sided relationship." Rarity pointed out. "Sweetie. You shouldn't-"

"Twilight?" Sweetie asked. "The rules you're listing. They're old right?"

"And I'm guessing that we have a choice on how much we can bend the rules." Smolder added with a smile.

Twilight nodded with a smile before returning to the scrolls. "As his mate, your health and happiness is more important than his own. Know that he'll give up his life for you and your happiness. If anything would pull you from the 'village', he will come with you to keep you and your child safe. Regardless of your personal skills."

Lowering the scrolls, Twilight looked at the remaining females. As Strongheart rubbed her chin. "What if we want to offer ourselves after he takes a mate?"

"For your safety and your child. You'll have to wait till a doctor clears you for travel." Twilight replied with a smile. "But don't worry. Your family will be notified."

Strong heart smiled and nodded. "I'm willing to be a mother."

"Me too." Sweetie giggled.

"That just leaves me and Dash then." Smolder laughed. "Any ideas on how we'll decide who goes first?"

Twilight thought for a moment. "Well… we can tell him we have two females that are willing to be his mates. And let him pick."

"I like that option." Rainbow shrugged. "Heck. We can even make it a competition."

Smolder thought for a moment before nodding. "Ok. Let's go get our mate." She laughed as the two went to the room the guys were in.

Meanwhile
Phoenix sat with the guys. "So… between Spike, Gallus, Terramar… and apparently Garble wants to be father to my kids." He sighed. "To make it easier. Why don't give me a few reasons why you think that you should be my second?"

Garble puffed out his chest. "Well if you want big strong offspring. Then I'm your best choice."

Terramar rubbed the back of his neck. "Well… I can teach them a lot about being a predator of the air and water." Phoenix nodded calmly in agreement.

Gallus shrugged. "I don't really have much to offer other than myself." He sighed. "Not even a nest."

Spike patted him on the back. "I can teach them everything I learned from helping Twilight."

Phoenix thought for a moment before smiling at them. "And would you be willing to stick around even if you're not the father?" Almost instantly, all four said yes. "Then you wouldn't be against me giving Gallus a family?"

The guys looked at each other in shock before turning to the dumbfounded griffin.

After a few moments, Rainbow and Smolder walked in and looked at the shocked look on the guys faces. "I think things just got more interesting." Smolder laughed.

"So what's the verdict?" Phoenix asked.

"You get to pick one of us." Rainbow replied. "Or pick a competition to decide your dragon clan mate."

"So does that mean one of the other girls wants to be my mate too?" He asked and received a knowing smile.

Fluttershy, Rarity and Scootaloo walked into the room with nervous smiles. "Looks like you have plenty of mates to pick from." Spike laughed.

"You're dragon clan. Right spike?" Smolder teased. "If Phoenix says it's ok. Then you can be with one of the Phoenix clan females."

Instantly Spike looked at Rarity and blushed. "I I I I I I I I I I I I I I…"

"Rarity? Do you expect his offer?" Phoenix asked.

Taking a deep breath she smiled. "I couldn't ask for a kinder drace to be my mate."

"Then I'll decide on my mate from both clans before showing a little something I picked up on my travels." Phoenix said motioning the other girls into one of the bedrooms.

It's almost time for sex. Hope you make your calls on who you think should be his mates before the results are in.